Translation
hejjipiggu means "Hedgepig" in English.
It's a katakanization, a loan-word.
- hari-nezumi means "Hedgehog" and includes the word nezumi ネズミ, which means "Rat" in Japanese. Note, however, that Hedgehogs are not rodents. Porcupines are rodents. And they're totally unrelated.
hejjipiggu is normally written with katakana, as ヘッジピッグ.
hejjipiggu written with hiragana is へっじぴっぐ.
hejjipiggu does not have kanji. hejjipiggu written with hiragana is へっじぴっぐ.
| Romaji | he | jji | pi | ggu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katakana | ヘ | ッ | ジ | ピ | ッ | グ |
| Hiragana | へ | っ | じ | ぴ | っ | ぐ |
| Meaning | Hedge | Pig | ||||
Orthography Notes
- ッジ and ッグ contain a small tsu ッ which makes the consonant of the syllable longer.
Synonyms
Scientific name: Erinaceinae.
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